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Motherwell vs Falkirk

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🕒 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Fir Park 🧑‍⚖️ Steven McLean 🔁 1st Phase - 8 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
1st Phase - 8
1st Phase Table
Motherwell 4 · Falkirk 6
Referee Stats
Steven McLean
24 matches · 3.58 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.58
Reds avg 0.29
Penalties avg 0.42
Over 4.5 cards 33%
Home wins 25%
Draws 38%
Away wins 38%
How the match was won
  • Motherwell outshot their opponent (15-9).
  • Motherwell controlled possession (67%).
  • Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Motherwell (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 10-6-3

Goals For / Against

32 / 13
Avg: 1.68 / 0.68

Points

36
Avg: 1.89

Clean Sheets

12

Failed to Score

2
Falkirk (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 7-2-9

Goals For / Against

17 / 28
Avg: 0.94 / 1.56

Points

23
Avg: 1.28

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premiership fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.89
PPG
1.28
1.68
GF
0.94
0.68
GA
1.56
29%
O2.5
50%
29%
BTTS
31%
71%
Score 1st
31%

League-position context

Motherwell rank4th
Falkirk rank6th
Motherwell points54
Falkirk points46
Motherwell: #4 · 54 pts · GD +23
15 pts off the top 2. 21 pts above the play-off edge. 21 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Falkirk: #6 · 46 pts · GD -3
23 pts off the top 2. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.
8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Motherwell last 5 home

L D W W D
Points8/15
Weighted index44
Goals7-4
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Falkirk last 5 away

W D L W L
Points7/15
Weighted index56
Goals6-7
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Motherwell trend breakdown

Over 2.529%
BTTS29%
BTTS + O2.518%
1H Over 0.576%
Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 12%

Falkirk trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS31%
BTTS + O2.525%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 69% · Over 3.5 19% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

Motherwell score at home88%
Motherwell clean sheet at home71%
Falkirk score away56%
Falkirk clean sheet away31%

First-goal patterns

Motherwell score first71%
Motherwell win after scoring first75%
Falkirk score first31%
Falkirk win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Motherwell 80% · Falkirk 22%
Avg first goal minute: Motherwell 35.8' · Falkirk 38.0'

Vs league average

Motherwell score at home1.68 vs 1.58
Motherwell concede at home0.68 vs 1.16
Falkirk score away0.94 vs 1.16
Falkirk concede away1.56 vs 1.58
Motherwell score 7% above league average, while Falkirk score 18% below league average.
Defensive side: Motherwell are 41% below league average at home, and Falkirk are 2% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals2.25
BTTS50%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Motherwell goal timing (home)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 10
76-90+ 10
31-45 7
46-60 5
0-15 1
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 3
76-90+ 3
16-30 2
31-45 1
46-60 1
61-75 1

Falkirk goal timing (away)

1H scored: 20% 2H scored: 80% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 7
46-60 3
0-15 2
76-90+ 2
31-45 1
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 9
16-30 6
46-60 4
61-75 3
76-90+ 3
0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
5
Total Shots
15
9
Shots off Goal
8
3
Blocked Shots
2
1
Shots Inside Box
11
7
Shots Outside Box
4
2
Ball Possession
67%
33%
Corner Kicks
6
4
Fouls
14
19
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
5
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
4
Total Passes
571
278
Passes Accurate
490
188
Passes %
86%
68%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
5
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
19' ⚽
⚽
19' ⚽ VAR
I. Said
Goal cancelled
22' ⚽
⚽
22' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise
Normal Goal · Assist: L. Fadinger
39'
39' K. Adams
45'
45' C. Miller
45+1'
45+1' E. Watt
45+4'
45+4' S. Hart
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ S. Hart
1st substitution · For: F. Lissah
57' ⚽
⚽
57' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
C. Miller
Normal Goal · Assist: R. MacIver
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ C. Hendry
1st substitution · For: A. Stamatelopoulos
64' ↑↓
↑↓
64' ⇄ E. Just
2nd substitution · For: R. Charles-Cook
64' ↑↓
↑↓
64' ⇄ M. Emmanuel
3rd substitution · For: S. O'Donnell
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ Kyrell Wilson
2nd substitution · For: A. Agyeman
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ Ethan Williams
3rd substitution · For: H. Cartwright
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ C. Miller
4th substitution · For: S. Arfield
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ R. MacIver
5th substitution · For: B. Graham
79' ⚽
⚽
79' ⚽ Goal · 2-2
S. Arfield
Normal Goal
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ J. Koutroumbis
4th substitution · For: T. Sparrow
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ L. Fadinger
5th substitution · For: O. Priestman
90+1'
90+1' D. Tait
90+3'
90+3' Henry Cartwright

Motherwell vs Falkirk 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Falkirk beat Motherwell 2-1 on Saturday, 18 October 2025 in Premiership. The match was refereed by Steven McLean. It was played at Fir Park.

First half: VAR intervened at 19' for Motherwell (Goal cancelled). Motherwell extended the lead at 22' when Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise scored, with the assist credited to L. Fadinger, making the score 2-0. K. Adams received a yellow card for Falkirk at 39'. C. Miller received a yellow card for Falkirk at 45'. E. Watt received a yellow card for Motherwell at 45+1'. S. Hart received a yellow card for Falkirk at 45+4'.

Second half: Falkirk made their 1st substitution at 46', with S. Hart replacing F. Lissah. Falkirk reduced the deficit at 57' when C. Miller scored, with the assist credited to R. MacIver, making the score 2-1. Motherwell made their 1st substitution at 63', with C. Hendry replacing A. Stamatelopoulos. Motherwell made their 2nd substitution at 64', with E. Just replacing R. Charles-Cook. Motherwell made their 3rd substitution at 64', with M. Emmanuel replacing S. O'Donnell. Falkirk made their 2nd substitution at 65', with Kyrell Wilson replacing A. Agyeman. Falkirk made their 3rd substitution at 65', with Ethan Williams replacing H. Cartwright. Falkirk made their 4th substitution at 74', with C. Miller replacing S. Arfield. Falkirk made their 5th substitution at 75', with R. MacIver replacing B. Graham. Falkirk leveled the score at 79' when S. Arfield scored, making the score 2-2. Motherwell made their 4th substitution at 84', with J. Koutroumbis replacing T. Sparrow. Motherwell made their 5th substitution at 84', with L. Fadinger replacing O. Priestman. D. Tait received a yellow card for Falkirk at 90+1'. Henry Cartwright received a yellow card for Falkirk at 90+3'.

Motherwell used 5 substitutions while Falkirk used 5 substitutions. Motherwell got 1 yellow card, while Falkirk got 5 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Motherwell outshot their opponent (15-9).
  • Motherwell controlled possession (67%).
  • Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins0
Draws1
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS2 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals2 (100.0%)
BTTS2 (100.0%)

Motherwell vs Falkirk Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
02 May 2026 Falkirk vs Motherwell 1 - 0 04 Apr 2026 Motherwell vs Falkirk 2 - 3 03 Dec 2025 Falkirk vs Motherwell 0 - 0 18 Oct 2025 Motherwell vs Falkirk 1 - 2